Dermot Phelan, MD, PhD, FASE, FACC is a Medical Director of Cardiovascular Imaging, Director of Sports Cardiology and Co-Director of the Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Center at Atrium Health Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute. Previously, Dr. Phelan established and ran the Sports Cardiology Center at the Cleveland Clinic. He is the team cardiologist for the Carolina Panthers and the Cardiology Consultant to the National Football League Scouting Combine. Additionally, he works with the National Basketball Association (NBA). Dr. Phelan’s passion about the cardiac care of athletes extends beyond professional players to athletes of all skill level and age.
He holds numerous leadership positions in professional organizations, including roles with American Society of Echocardiography and the American College of Cardiology. Dr Phelan’s research interests revolve around the use of echocardiography to advance patient care. He is proud to have been the first author on the original work which described the pattern of apical sparing of longitudinal strain in cardiac amyloidosis. He is currently editing a new book on Sports Cardiology.
National University of Ireland, University College Dublin
St. Vincent's University Hospital
Cleveland Clinic
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